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carrie, let's talk about john mccain. does he know what he is angry about anymore? what is he so angry about? >> well, this nomination fight is wrapped nup a lot of old fights dating back years did gaz back to the iraq war. i think we're hearing now this nomination will -- this confirmation will happen. i think that hagel has to hope that, you know, there is not anything that comes out in the next week. that's certainly what republicans are hoping. that's what they're buying. they're buying some extra time barring that, i think this is all -- >> mccain is fired up about a massive coverup, but at the end of the day this is a personal war as much as anything else, i think. >> it's a sad thing, alex. i think he could have been -- john mccain could have been one of the great figures in contemporary american politics. when you look at the recent losers of presidential campaigns, thief -- mitt romney, they've kind of disappeared. mccain went back to this tremendous platform in the senate, and although he lost badly, it was not disgracefully. he didn't lose the way barry g
carrie, let's talk about john mccain. does he know what he is angry about anymore? what is he so angry about? >> well, this nomination fight is wrapped nup a lot of old fights dating back years did gaz back to the iraq war. i think we're hearing now this nomination will -- this confirmation will happen. i think that hagel has to hope that, you know, there is not anything that comes out in the next week. that's certainly what republicans are hoping. that's what they're buying. they're...
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about the conflict that john mccain must feel sometimes. on the one hand, you know, he wants to move the president's agenda along and be the bipartisan deal maker and the loyal opposition. but then he recognizes he's got to deal with, you know, his friend from texas. >> this was a setup, by the way. remember before the show began, harry reid came out and he asked ted cruz, will you kindly let john mccain talk for 15 minutes? why? so he can rip you a new -- >> rip you a new one. >> and go after some analogy -- and be the guy who defines where ted cruz went too far. >> and i think that is actually a role mccain relishes playing, being the lone statesman in a group of rebel rousers, whacko birds, whatever you want to call them. >> and he's probably one of the few that will vote for harry reid's clean continuing resolution. and he likes to be the historical guy too. nevill chamberlain got a raw deal from ted cruz. >> all right. moving on, the cheney clan does not let any good deed go unpunished. alan simpson reportedly received a tongue lashing
about the conflict that john mccain must feel sometimes. on the one hand, you know, he wants to move the president's agenda along and be the bipartisan deal maker and the loyal opposition. but then he recognizes he's got to deal with, you know, his friend from texas. >> this was a setup, by the way. remember before the show began, harry reid came out and he asked ted cruz, will you kindly let john mccain talk for 15 minutes? why? so he can rip you a new -- >> rip you a new one....
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you have a bill put together by john mccain and lindsey graham and the u.s. chamber of commerce and you're going to blame democrats? >> yeah. if chuck schumer does not accept the solution from the house, if he says that 80% is not good enough for him because he wants 100%, then it is his fault. i mean, think about this where we have come from. the republican party is actually working on immigration reform, it's working on legalization legislation, it's working on ways to deal with the young kids that are here in the united states that came here through no fault of their own. if that is not good enough for chuck schumer and the democratic party, then that means that they really don't want a solution, that all they want is the rhetoric to talk about immigration reform. you also need to remember, the president has solid majorities in the house and the senate when he was elected. he promised the hispanic people that that was the first issue he was going to work on, was immigration reform, and he did not do it. now conveniently after his re-election he's saying th
you have a bill put together by john mccain and lindsey graham and the u.s. chamber of commerce and you're going to blame democrats? >> yeah. if chuck schumer does not accept the solution from the house, if he says that 80% is not good enough for him because he wants 100%, then it is his fault. i mean, think about this where we have come from. the republican party is actually working on immigration reform, it's working on legalization legislation, it's working on ways to deal with the...
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john boehner announced the hiring of a veteran immigration expert and former john mccain chief of staff rebecca talent. but no good deed goes unpunished, especially in the gop. as soon as boehner's new hire became republican, reform opponents pounced. head of the anti-reform center on immigration studies wrote, the republican party leadership really does seem dead set on satisfying corporate demands and trying to ram amnesty down the throats of its own voters. joining us now is professor at the lbj school of public policy at the university of texas, victoria s victoria soto. thank you, as always. i'm reminded of the old adage, once burned, twice shy. i think it is great that speaker boehner is bringing in someone who knows a thing or two about immigration reform. should we be optimistic? >> you know, alex, i have been a debbie downer about the whole comprehensive immigration reform for a while now. the truth is, i'm not much more optimistic about comprehensive immigration reform. i think that the talent hire maybe signals there's going to be a move to do something about immigration. aga
john boehner announced the hiring of a veteran immigration expert and former john mccain chief of staff rebecca talent. but no good deed goes unpunished, especially in the gop. as soon as boehner's new hire became republican, reform opponents pounced. head of the anti-reform center on immigration studies wrote, the republican party leadership really does seem dead set on satisfying corporate demands and trying to ram amnesty down the throats of its own voters. joining us now is professor at the...
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you see for instance in arizona, while john mccain got those roses. do you have a situation in arizona, where they just passed a law that said gun buyback programs, it would be illegal to melt down those guns. they would have to -- >> thank you, jan brewer, scorpion eater and governor jan brewer. >> that's right. but if you look at somebody like kelly ayotte, you look at somebody like heidi height camp. kelly ayotte doesn't have a shot at running for senate until then. these are states that have very low crime rates. new hampshire has the lowest crime rate in the state. north dakota as well. so this argument that these new laws would keep their citizens safe, they just don't have the same sort of legs and resonance that you would have in a state like illinois, a state like maryland, a state like colorado. >> gun laws have always been geographical, what works in wyoming won't work in illinois, for instance. so while the nra is correct to gloat about their powers of persuasion in congress, the record is pretty clear on that. i think they have a little b
you see for instance in arizona, while john mccain got those roses. do you have a situation in arizona, where they just passed a law that said gun buyback programs, it would be illegal to melt down those guns. they would have to -- >> thank you, jan brewer, scorpion eater and governor jan brewer. >> that's right. but if you look at somebody like kelly ayotte, you look at somebody like heidi height camp. kelly ayotte doesn't have a shot at running for senate until then. these are...
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. >> but theur of proof held less sway with john mccain. >> our actions should not be dictated on by whether bashar al assad used these chemical weapons or not. first of all. sooner or later he most likely would. >> mccain's somewhat cavalierer attitude toward wmds may sound strange coming after america's misadventure in iraq, but some lessons have been learned, mainly an aversion to boots on the ground. >> boots on the ground. >> boots on the ground. >> the worst thing the american, the united states can do right now is put boots on the ground. >> if troops are out, what remains? back in february, syria's humanitarian crisis led the u.s. to announce $60 million in nonlethal aid. while signing off on qatari and saudi arabian arms shipments to rebels. many rebel groups have direct ties to al qaeda and the increasingly islamist dominance in the opposition have left the administration few good options in a country that's seen over 70,000 people killed since the start of the 2011 uprising. consensus seems to dictate that something be done. an administration that spent its first term focu
. >> but theur of proof held less sway with john mccain. >> our actions should not be dictated on by whether bashar al assad used these chemical weapons or not. first of all. sooner or later he most likely would. >> mccain's somewhat cavalierer attitude toward wmds may sound strange coming after america's misadventure in iraq, but some lessons have been learned, mainly an aversion to boots on the ground. >> boots on the ground. >> boots on the ground. >> the...
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then they've got john mccain in the senate. they already disliked him from the '08 campaign. they didn't he lost the election, didn't do enough to go after obama or the birther thing. there are so many incentives politically for republicans in the house to behave as the raucous caucus because they just don't care. in their districts this doesn't matter. >> in the next political chapter, say a compromised bill with legalization but not citizenship comes about. will democrats say, no, we don't want that, even though it's better than the status quo. we'd rather let the republicans hang themselves on defeating immigration. >> yeah. interesting that you bring that up because there is an excellent piece detailing the immigration deal in the senate. a quote from chuck schumer, the mirror image from the republican side saying they lost the hispanic vote is about democrats understanding it is about time we made a law instead after perfect bill that will never become law. sam, gin the fact that are you at the white house and senators mccain and schumer just left, is there any read-out
then they've got john mccain in the senate. they already disliked him from the '08 campaign. they didn't he lost the election, didn't do enough to go after obama or the birther thing. there are so many incentives politically for republicans in the house to behave as the raucous caucus because they just don't care. in their districts this doesn't matter. >> in the next political chapter, say a compromised bill with legalization but not citizenship comes about. will democrats say, no, we...
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senator john mccain. there are some sane republicans who think this is a silly way to go about governor but i have to disagree with governor rendell as well. not only do i think it is silly to continue to offer concessions, i don't think that the big speech tactic will necessarily solve anything. do i think he is laying the framework for the battles but event tli comes down to one man and that's john boehner. it always come down to john boehner as to whether he'll bring up a piece of legislation that will go against the interests of a vocal but still minority portion of his caucus. >> i want to say one thing to that point and let you respond. paul ryan was asked about some of the more keerl heads in the senate and their attitude toward the debt ceiling showdown which was let's not make it a crisis situation. paul rain said, it doesn't matter, we're not going to do what they want to us do. he told politico. it doesn't matter what they do, it doesn't matter what john mccain and others do on taxes around the
senator john mccain. there are some sane republicans who think this is a silly way to go about governor but i have to disagree with governor rendell as well. not only do i think it is silly to continue to offer concessions, i don't think that the big speech tactic will necessarily solve anything. do i think he is laying the framework for the battles but event tli comes down to one man and that's john boehner. it always come down to john boehner as to whether he'll bring up a piece of...
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people like john mccain should be impeached as well. >> that was glenn beck responding to a decision by the white house monday to waive part of the arms export control act. the white house announcement was not to arm rebels in syria but provide gas masks and other nonlethal equipment to protect against chemical attacks. according to beck's logic, sending gas masks to save lives amounts to an impeachable offense. senator john mccain, the other target, has been more hawkish, pushed to provide weapons to opposition forces in syria. today senator mccain are speaking out against another oppressed people, citizens of russia. in response to vladimir putin's op-ed, titled russians deserve better than putin. putin and his administration, mccain writes, they don't respect your dignity or respect your authority over them. they punish accident and imprison opponents. they rig your elections, control your media. he concludes by emphasizing his beef is between putin and his comrades and not with the russian people. when i criticize your government it's not because i'm anti-russian, it's because i
people like john mccain should be impeached as well. >> that was glenn beck responding to a decision by the white house monday to waive part of the arms export control act. the white house announcement was not to arm rebels in syria but provide gas masks and other nonlethal equipment to protect against chemical attacks. according to beck's logic, sending gas masks to save lives amounts to an impeachable offense. senator john mccain, the other target, has been more hawkish, pushed to...
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when they did this the first time, they brought to the brink and ultimately john mccain and other senate republicans said okay, okay, we'll give you six or so nominees but that's it. you can preserve the right to go down this path but that's it. looks like we're going to go down that path one more time. reid putting the pause button, try this a little more and see what happens. i can forces them doing the exact same thing, having the exact same result and going through the whole enterprise time and time again. it's dragging political feet. >> the difference between the executive and judicial nominees, karen, is the only thing happening in american government is happening in the judicial branch. that's increasingly where laws are crafted. as mother jones points out authorized for 11 judgeships d.c. court presently has only eight judges. republicans claim the court is evenly divided by judges appointed by republicans and democrats but the court also has six semiretired senior judges who hear cases. when they are concluded they have a 9-5 majority. many nominees are hard core conservative i
when they did this the first time, they brought to the brink and ultimately john mccain and other senate republicans said okay, okay, we'll give you six or so nominees but that's it. you can preserve the right to go down this path but that's it. looks like we're going to go down that path one more time. reid putting the pause button, try this a little more and see what happens. i can forces them doing the exact same thing, having the exact same result and going through the whole enterprise time...
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and i thought it was interesting yesterday that president obama met with john mccain at the white house, presumably to talk about the budgetary concerns and immigration. but it was interesting to me that a senior republican would be going in with the president at a moment of sort of very heated partisan in fighting. the question remains, though, mitch mcconnell is also up for re-election. lindsay graham is up for re-election. gop leadership, people that would maybe normally come to the table at least in some fashion, are not inclined to do that. given 2014 on the horizon. >> right, i mean i think that look what i would, my asterisk to everything. >> there are a lot of asterisks -- >> like a double helix of, a triple helix of asterisks, what i would say, a caveat here. i think it is important to not suggest that there is nothing to see here in terms of benghazi. irs, the a.p. if it is nothing to see here, then the president doesn't come out yesterday and say what he said. for people who are saying the irs is not a scandal, when the white house is essentially ceding that point, i think we
and i thought it was interesting yesterday that president obama met with john mccain at the white house, presumably to talk about the budgetary concerns and immigration. but it was interesting to me that a senior republican would be going in with the president at a moment of sort of very heated partisan in fighting. the question remains, though, mitch mcconnell is also up for re-election. lindsay graham is up for re-election. gop leadership, people that would maybe normally come to the table at...
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i think the fact that john mccain called out members of his own party for standing in the way of the democratic process seemed to be a powerful moment. if not for the nation, then at least for the republican party. how much pressure do you think that ultimately exerts on these 13 angry men? >> i think it's a great amount of pressure coming from someone from their own party. and that's only, that's in addition to what we've seen from other senate republicans who have come out in favor of this, of possible compromise, on background checks and other issues, like senator isaacson, senator toomy, they understand that their purpose is to vote on this. >> for the newtown families coming to make it real, this is what we need, to always remind us why we're doing this the senators take a vote on this, they're voting to protect the lives of their constituents directly. that needs to be at the forefront of this conversation moving forward. >> maggie, we were talking about the segment when we were planning it this morning. which is worse for the these republicans, filibustering it or taking a no
i think the fact that john mccain called out members of his own party for standing in the way of the democratic process seemed to be a powerful moment. if not for the nation, then at least for the republican party. how much pressure do you think that ultimately exerts on these 13 angry men? >> i think it's a great amount of pressure coming from someone from their own party. and that's only, that's in addition to what we've seen from other senate republicans who have come out in favor of...
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kerry added there will be a letter coming from senator john mccain's office, that will confirm that. but it won't specify how many times the weapons were used, chuck todd is with me now. this is is a big development. >> it is. the president has said, use the chemical weapons as a red line. >> does that mean we go in? >> not yet. let me read you part of a letter thats white house has sent to congress on this issue. let me read part of it. it says this assessment is based in part on physiological samples. our standard of evidence must build on these intelligence assessments as we seek to establish credible and corroborated facts. for example, the chain of custody is not clear, so we cannot confirm how the exposure occurred and what conditions. precisely because the president takes the issue so seriously, we have an obligation to fully investigate any and all evidence of chemical weapons used in syria. we're currently pressing for a comprehensive united nations investigation that can credibly evaluate the evidence and establish what took place. you see what the president is calling for
kerry added there will be a letter coming from senator john mccain's office, that will confirm that. but it won't specify how many times the weapons were used, chuck todd is with me now. this is is a big development. >> it is. the president has said, use the chemical weapons as a red line. >> does that mean we go in? >> not yet. let me read you part of a letter thats white house has sent to congress on this issue. let me read part of it. it says this assessment is based in...
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jonathan jonathan, the fact that john mccain was praised roundly by harry reid as one of the ashfof tekts ashth tekts of this compromise. but the fact that the president has to nominate two new people for the national labor relations board, two people effectively griffin and block -- richard griffin and sharon block are effectively being punished for no actual reason. is this in the end a bad deal for democrats or a good deal for democrats. >> harry reid said it was a good deal for the senate. it is not a good deal for the country. is not a good thing. the president of the united states, whichever party he is in, should be able with his nominees to get an up or down vote. the filibuster under the nuclear option would have been preserved for judges and for legislation because senate tradition does have a place for the filibuster. but when it comes to the nominees to fill out his administration, the president should be able to get an up or down vote on all of them as a matter of principle! so i was really disappointed today that they came to a deal. i wanted them to have this so-called nucl
jonathan jonathan, the fact that john mccain was praised roundly by harry reid as one of the ashfof tekts ashth tekts of this compromise. but the fact that the president has to nominate two new people for the national labor relations board, two people effectively griffin and block -- richard griffin and sharon block are effectively being punished for no actual reason. is this in the end a bad deal for democrats or a good deal for democrats. >> harry reid said it was a good deal for the...
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mccain perceives america, what is your sense as far as egyptians and what they think of america and american intervention in the 21st century post-arab spring? >> so i'm just back from cairo where we've been working on a film and very much on the street throughout all the violence that began july 3rd, july 8th it spiked. 58 killed on july 8th, seven, eight killed other days. horrific of the violence today changes the whole ball game. don't think this is the same egypt in crisis that it was two days ago. this is now a fully escalated crisis on the streets and i don't know where it is going to go and i don't think anyone does. i think president obama in particular being on vacation on martha's vineyard and coming out and making a statement like egypt is in the hands of the egyptians, well, from the egyptian point of view? i think they would disagree, that mubarak was propped up by the united states for a long time, that president obama came to egypt, to cairo, in june 2009 and gave a powerful speech where he said democracy is a universal right. muslim brotherhood has fought undergroun
mccain perceives america, what is your sense as far as egyptians and what they think of america and american intervention in the 21st century post-arab spring? >> so i'm just back from cairo where we've been working on a film and very much on the street throughout all the violence that began july 3rd, july 8th it spiked. 58 killed on july 8th, seven, eight killed other days. horrific of the violence today changes the whole ball game. don't think this is the same egypt in crisis that it...
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for that specifically paul ryan is a big impact, susan collins, john mccain, those people, because he gives them cover if there's a problem. it hinges on ryan signing off. >> from the speaker or leadership from tryin paul ryan. sage of capitol hill, luke russert. >> alex a special day, two st. albans graduates on at the time. >> now is the point in the show where i make a nasty joke about private schools and then gets mad at me so i'm not going to take the bait, russert, you and your wiley st. albans ways. >> go bulldogs. >> coming up, a federal judge ruled in detroit's landmark bankruptcy case. we'll discuss the details when mayor dave bing joins us live ahead. but first, the rnc does damage control in the wake of controversial tweet about rosa parks. despite cosmetic fixes and autopsy reports republicans have a grand ole problem with race. we'll discuss next on "now." [ female announcer ] can it get any cleaner? with swiffer bissell steamboost... [ steam hisses ] guys! [ female announcer ] ...it can. introducing swiffer steamboost powered by bissell. it gets the dirt that mops can l
for that specifically paul ryan is a big impact, susan collins, john mccain, those people, because he gives them cover if there's a problem. it hinges on ryan signing off. >> from the speaker or leadership from tryin paul ryan. sage of capitol hill, luke russert. >> alex a special day, two st. albans graduates on at the time. >> now is the point in the show where i make a nasty joke about private schools and then gets mad at me so i'm not going to take the bait, russert, you...
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one of the key architects of the senate bill, john mccain, laid out the stakes for his party if the house blocks reform. >> i really hesitate to tell speaker boehner exactly how he should do this, but i think republicans realize the implications of the future of the republican party in america if we don't get this issue behind us. >> meanwhile, his fellow gang of eight member chuck schumer predicted that the house's piecemeal approach was unworkable and would lead to the house biting the bullet and passing senate legislation by the end of the year. >> within several months, speaker boehner will find two choices. no bill or let a bill pass with a majority of democratic votes and some chamber of commerce type republicans and he'll find that the better choice. we'll pass the senate bill by the end of this year even though mose house members don't think so. >> both men were deferential to the wishes of one man, house speaker john boehner, who said on immigration he'll insist on enforcing the hastert rule. what does boehner himself want? he's not saying. >> you know, me taking a position one w
one of the key architects of the senate bill, john mccain, laid out the stakes for his party if the house blocks reform. >> i really hesitate to tell speaker boehner exactly how he should do this, but i think republicans realize the implications of the future of the republican party in america if we don't get this issue behind us. >> meanwhile, his fellow gang of eight member chuck schumer predicted that the house's piecemeal approach was unworkable and would lead to the house...
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. >> but while the rubio gang of eight colleague john mccain said he remained guardedly optimistic, he acknowledged the fragility of the bipartisan bill saying if there are efforts made to destroy that delicate compromise, he said then it could fall apart. all of this arduous process of going through 300 amendments, one by one, in the name of an open transparent debate in the name of regular order. that principle which has become the hallmark of the gop on capitol hill, something near and dear to speaker john boehner's heart as well. jared, i want to talk of money here. the heritage foundation is out with a report saying that immigration reform could cost $6.3 trillion. now, marco rubio, jeff flake, paul ryan, a lot of folks on the republican side said, wait, that's a little bit absurd, that's over the line. take me through this number. if paul ryan is hitting back on this number, it can't be too factual. >> i'll take you through that number. let me take you through three other numbers. i heard three numbers. 844 pages, 300 amendments, which are designed to gut the bill. i think marco
. >> but while the rubio gang of eight colleague john mccain said he remained guardedly optimistic, he acknowledged the fragility of the bipartisan bill saying if there are efforts made to destroy that delicate compromise, he said then it could fall apart. all of this arduous process of going through 300 amendments, one by one, in the name of an open transparent debate in the name of regular order. that principle which has become the hallmark of the gop on capitol hill, something near and...
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. >> bush's new stance puts him at odds with senators john mccain and fellow florian marco rubio, a potential opponent in 2016. a desire to take down would-be rivalled might also explain bush's criticism of fellow republican chris christie. >> it makes me look svelt too. >> he does. >> i'm looking for that. >> that's why you did sdmroosh you just -- you were thinking christie when you looked at me. >> i think there was some disappointment in how governor christie dealt with the budget issues related to sandy. i think the issue of castigating the house particularly for not going along with a $60 billion spending deal that had very little to do with sandy recovery. that's what i think was the critique. >> the former governor's attempt at rehabilitation of brand bush has been afoot since last summer culminating in this week's media blitz, but with other show horses in the stable, where does jeb fit? martin, you have a copy of "immigration wars" that you read over crumpettes. >> no, bran flakes. i haven't been able to complete reading it. i got it about 15 minutes ago, but i do note that it appea
. >> bush's new stance puts him at odds with senators john mccain and fellow florian marco rubio, a potential opponent in 2016. a desire to take down would-be rivalled might also explain bush's criticism of fellow republican chris christie. >> it makes me look svelt too. >> he does. >> i'm looking for that. >> that's why you did sdmroosh you just -- you were thinking christie when you looked at me. >> i think there was some disappointment in how governor...
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the apparent crime, traveling to egypt with senator john mccain, a fellow republican, on a diplomatic mission. graham's republican brethren are less concerned with the diplomacy and more concerned about his violations of tea party dogma like supporting the nomination of elena kagan. we remember that. and advocating for immigration reform. is lindsey graham in shoutroubl and should he be? >> i think a lot of tea party groups are looking for a candidate to organize around. they may have one in nancy mace. she's the first woman who went to the citadel. she is a barrier breaker. and i think she's going to be a very exciting force in politics down there. you know, the question is, she's already sort of mucked things up a bit first off by being involved with a web site that published unpleasant things about the current governor. >> tell us about the web site. >> it's called "fitz news." the guy behind it was -- suggesting that he'd had a romance with nikki haley and then remember that this was then denied. then there was nothing ever proved there. >> right. what happened there was that beyo
the apparent crime, traveling to egypt with senator john mccain, a fellow republican, on a diplomatic mission. graham's republican brethren are less concerned with the diplomacy and more concerned about his violations of tea party dogma like supporting the nomination of elena kagan. we remember that. and advocating for immigration reform. is lindsey graham in shoutroubl and should he be? >> i think a lot of tea party groups are looking for a candidate to organize around. they may have one...
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. >>> secret mission, senator john mccain slips into syria to meet with rebel leaders. how will that complicate secretary of state john kerry's globe-trotting to try to find a diplomatic solution to the expanding civil war? >>> doling it out -- former senate majority leader and republican presidential candidate. bob dole offers some harsh advice for his own party. >> they ought to put a sign on the national committee
. >>> secret mission, senator john mccain slips into syria to meet with rebel leaders. how will that complicate secretary of state john kerry's globe-trotting to try to find a diplomatic solution to the expanding civil war? >>> doling it out -- former senate majority leader and republican presidential candidate. bob dole offers some harsh advice for his own party. >> they ought to put a sign on the national committee
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. >>> while gop big wigs marco rubio, lindsey graham and john mccain try to move the ball down the field on immigration, other members of the very same party are doing everything to fumble. we will look into the ted cruz playbook next. i'm in my work van, having lunch, next minute i'm in the back of an ambulance having a heart attack. i was in shape, fit. i did not see it coming. i take bayer aspirin. [ male announcer ] so be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. see your doctor and get checked out. before you begin an aspirin regimen. every day we're working to and to keep our commitments. and we've made a big commitment to america. bp supports nearly 250,000 jobs here. through all of our energy operations, we invest more in the u.s. than any other place in the world. in fact, we've invested over $55 billion here in the last five years - making bp america's largest energy investor. our commitment has never been stronger. ♪ now you can give yourself a kick in the rear! v8 v-fusion plus energy. natural energy from green tea plus fruits and veggies. need a litt
. >>> while gop big wigs marco rubio, lindsey graham and john mccain try to move the ball down the field on immigration, other members of the very same party are doing everything to fumble. we will look into the ted cruz playbook next. i'm in my work van, having lunch, next minute i'm in the back of an ambulance having a heart attack. i was in shape, fit. i did not see it coming. i take bayer aspirin. [ male announcer ] so be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin...
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under pressure from the likes of senator john mccain, the language in the resolution increases aid to the syrian opposition, and now reads, it is the policy of the united states to change the momentum on the battlefield in syria so as to create favorable conditions for a negotiated settlement that ends the conflict and leads to a democratic government in syria. the vagaries of this intervention and its presumed end with a democratic syria caused andrew sullivan to marvel, if you have never seen a loophole that big before, gaze into it some more. it is so vast you could fit iraq into it. joining me today, msnbc political analyst and washington bureau chief at mother jones, david corn. staff writer at salon, alix sites wald and host of msnbc's disrupt, karen finney. and joining us now from washington is former national security council spokesman and co-founder of fenway strategies, tommy detour. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> i want to ask you just about how this message has been crafted. and, you know, the president obviously did not draft the language coming out of
under pressure from the likes of senator john mccain, the language in the resolution increases aid to the syrian opposition, and now reads, it is the policy of the united states to change the momentum on the battlefield in syria so as to create favorable conditions for a negotiated settlement that ends the conflict and leads to a democratic government in syria. the vagaries of this intervention and its presumed end with a democratic syria caused andrew sullivan to marvel, if you have never seen...
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senators john mccain and lindsey graham say they have not given up on brokering a solution to the standoff. >> if egypt fails and becomes a failed state, that is my worst nightmare. this is the heart and soul of the arab world. there are many in my country who believe democracy is not possible in the mideast. i disagree
senators john mccain and lindsey graham say they have not given up on brokering a solution to the standoff. >> if egypt fails and becomes a failed state, that is my worst nightmare. this is the heart and soul of the arab world. there are many in my country who believe democracy is not possible in the mideast. i disagree